Mr. Gerry Hassett:

In the period 2012 to 2017, a Department of Justice and Equality report found that there was a 35% overall increase in personal injury cases. Personal injury cases are the cases that drive the numbers here. They make up 75% of the total number. The lion's share of this increase is accounted for by the Circuit Court where the caseload increased by 55% to well over 4,000 cases. That is the trend.

By the way, it is reassuring to see that the overall number of claims is falling. It reflects tremendous work, for instance, on road safety. That is to be welcomed. That was one of the first structural things we needed to do.

The second structural thing we need to do is address the issue around personal injury claims. If we can do that, we can then have a really competitive, normally functioning market in this country.